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On 4/11/04 5:32 PM, in article ,
"Insprucegrove" > wrote:

> I have a few Sam's club cheap kits (Merlot, supposedly!) and was thinking of
> adding elderberries to one of them to try and improve results-Plan on adding
> 35g to the 23 litres.
>
> I know the berroes are normally added to the primary, which woud be 10 days at
> most, but would there be any value adding them to the secondary instead? That
> way I could have them in the kit for 6 weeks or so, instead of 10 days. (I
> can't see me trying to use them in both--after 10 days in a primary they just
> become part of the lees at the bottom, and I don't want to transfer all that
> over to the secondary)
>
> Any thoughts?
>
>

Hmm, considering many mead-makers often add fruit to the secondary with good
results, I think it should be fine. It certainly can't hurt.